It didn't take long to Fit the cotters to the axles..... That's the wheels taken care of!

Next job is the trunnion mounts so I raided the brass ends box and found a piece I could split in two. Against my religion but I thought it would be quicker to use the hacksaw than change the cutter in the HM. Sharp blades make such a difference, especially on brass.

Before I went any further I cleaned Mrs Harrison up.... I work better if I have a tidy shed. Besides, I was expecting a visitor!

I needed to square the stock up and make sure both mounts were the same size so into the VM.

At knocking off time I am ready for some measuring and making the mounts into a good fit. That's the first job tomorrow.

I finished and took Jack for a pee and Dave turned up to take my jigsaw away.

Dave, here's a pic of the Adept No 2 mounted on the mill.

Stanley Challenger Graham
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!

No worries Dave. Pass the word round your mates..... Thanks for the PM about the jigsaw. By-passing the bum speed controller will do, I can live with full speed all the time. I had an idea that was where the trouble was and almost bridged those two contacts with a link......

Stanley Challenger Graham
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!

I transferred the holes to the carriage and drilled them out 3.8mm, .2mm less than the tapping size for 2BA in metal. Then tap the holes.

A drop of shaft grade Loctite in each tapping and we are ready for some assembly.

Knocking off time. We have a cannon on its carriage. In case you're wondering, the 2BA screws have a surprising hold in the wood, you can use this technique with confidence! The second pic is a comparison of the Carronade with the traditional cannon. Both to scale and both 18pdrs. You can see why the new compact cannon made at the Carron Ironworks was so popular. It was a short range weapon but most fighting was done at very short range and with a reduced charge the Carronade was so effective that it was nicknamed 'The Smasher'. Incidentally, this is where we get the expression 'smashing' from.
Now we need an elevating wedge......

Stanley Challenger Graham
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!

Today we are looking for an elevating wedge. I found a nice lump of oak in the wood bin, did some measuring and marking and got my Tenon saw out. The intention was to plane it to shape. This went p[ear shaped when I found that my plane needed some attention before it was fit to use so I sanded it to get it smooth and be a good fit.

Once I had the wedge to my satisfaction I had a look in the form tools for a cutter and found a stub of brass that will do for a knob.

I got the form tool wrong and my knob broke off so I made the knob the old fashioned way with a file. A hole in the wedge and a drop of Loctite and we are ready for some finishing tomorrow....

Stanley Challenger Graham
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!

This tells you everything you need to know about this morning's shed. I've oiled the wedge and declared this cannon finished. Now I have to get down to writing some articles for the paper..... I shall return!

Stanley Challenger Graham
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"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!

In the shed for an hour. First thing was a clean up all round including vacuuming the carpet!

Then I put the cannon in the lathe and gave it a spin while I cleaned it up a bit. Then a bit of fitting and adjusting. I have put some Loctite in the bolt holes and on the trunnions so I have got rid of the nod caused by the imbalance.

Here's where I got to. I have a couple of embellishments in mind and will think about them but essentially it's finished.....

Youngest grandson (nearly 5) has taken a shine to the cannon. One of the first things he does, before he's even got his coat off, is to lay down on the floor and look at it.